A Columbus Civil Service Commission investigation found no evidence of a "security breach" on promotion exams that Columbus police officers took this spring.

A Columbus Civil Service Commission investigation found no evidence of a "security breach" on promotion exams that Columbus police officers took this spring.

The commission also found that the anonymous letter that sparked the investigation "appears to be a total fabrication having no merit whatsoever."

The commission released the investigation results at a special meeting this morning. The investigation began on June 11 after the commission received an anonymous letter accusing a police lieutenant of telling some test-takers what was to be covered on a promotion exam.

The letter writer also said that a study group organized by the lieutenant discriminated against white men by excluding them. The writer took the exam and was a member of the study group, according to the letter.

Barbara McGrath, the commission's executive director, said last week that the commission was investigating breaches of security in separate exams that officers take to be promoted to lieutenant and commander.

The anonymous letter was unclear about which exam the lieutenant had shared information about.

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